The Importance of Community

[FTowne1]

1,385 members. Small handful of unfunny troll accounts, and an even smaller handful of attention whores trying to cause trouble for Gene and the mods.

I'd lay down a $100 bill and say that this place is easier to moderate than the other site, tenfold.

 

[drgarage1]

A lot of people went down in a blaze of glory, deliberately getting banned. A whole lot more, myself included, came over her to enjoy talk with the most interesting people who used to be on BA, then found ourselves banned, effectively for having an account on BT.

 

[Arbitrator]

Hopefully she joins us over here.

The ironic part of CerealKillerKP's post is that Levitation isn't even here.

Wait, someone's going to post thatsthejoke.jpg at me. **** you in advance.

 

[evilc]

The ironic part of CerealKillerKP's post is that Levitation isn't even here.

Wait, someone's going to post thatsthejoke.jpg at me. **** you in advance.

Or isss he?

 

[Arbitrator]

Or isss he?

Sorry, we all know Levi hangs out here.

 

[Dunt1]

I like to think Levi is somewhere right now practicing powerlifting and comparing notes with Carleton on the best form of tricep extensions

 

[drgarage1]

I like to think Levi is somewhere right now practicing powerlifting and comparing notes with Carleton on the best form of tricep extensions

Is he basing his technique on your avatar?

 

[evilc]

I like to think Levi is somewhere right now practicing powerlifting and comparing notes with Carleton on the best form of tricep extensions

I just use a Tug Toner for everything now. Too many injuries, too many beers.

 

[Phischy1]

The difference between '07 and '13 is the webz has grown. More and more Google searches for "Beer Advocate" will turn up more negative posts/sites about how the 'bros' are complete Mass-hole dickbags. After the first mass sacrifice of '07 "Night of the Long Knives" there were a few sites setup, but most were closed and invite only.

The Asstrom Bros only care about their rating database, for all those that were banned, check to see if your rates are still there. They may ban you, but for the mega contributers...they'll keep your ratings simply because that drives their business.

Now...they're being worse than before. Not just checking BM's and banning people for speaking their minds, but searching other websites. WTF! How simple minded and little do you have to be?! They have the same MO, but more and more people are becoming aware of this. Their brand is being diluted with all the other sites existing or coming online. BA had the unique opprotunity to corner the market...instead, they were fat, lazy and banned their contributiors. Way to go.

 

[bathroomlaughter]

hey look, literally every poster i recognize got banned

 

[backfat]

The ironic part of CerealKillerKP's post is that Levitation isn't even here.

Wait, someone's going to post thatsthejoke.jpg at me. **** you in advance.

YOU SUCK MCBAIN

 

[thomasaurus rex]

hey look, literally every poster i recognize got banned

Rollin with a new name?

 

[bathroomlaughter]

F

Rollin with a new name?

i have been reborn

also an experiment to see how thorough they are with the cross reference banning

also i like this name better

 

[Sage1]

1) Accept criticism, even if it’s worded harshly. Trolls can be right, too.
2) For everyday rule violations, alter the post to remove the offending content and make a clear note indicating its removal and the reason for it.
3) Delete posts only when the content is completely unsalvageable and the user is a repeat violator.
4) Ban users only after repeated, flagrant violations.
5) Don’t allow users to abuse the report function to carry out grudges.

I’m a moderator at a forum that is considerably larger than BA, and these are pretty much exactly the unwritten rules we live by. And not coincidentally, we’ve never had a mass purging in the 13 years we’ve been operational. It’s not that difficult to hold together a decent moderation staff…

 

[evilc]

I’m a moderator at a forum that is considerably larger than BA, and these are pretty much exactly the unwritten rules we live by. And not coincidentally, we’ve never had a mass purging in the 13 years we’ve been operational. It’s not that difficult to hold together a decent moderation staff…

sup bro

 

[Sage1]

sup bro

See ya Friday? Did you finally meet Dom yet? (That guy pulls out early…)

 

[Minnesotaryan]

I feel sketchy, but I messaged a girl I trade with on facebook so it wouldn't get read that am on here.

 

[evilc]

See ya Friday? Did you finally meet Dom yet? (That guy pulls out early…)

I gotta get my **** together and go. Work has been ******* me with work. I'll try this week.

 

[thomasaurus rex]

I’m a moderator at a forum that is considerably larger than BA, and these are pretty much exactly the unwritten rules we live by. And not coincidentally, we’ve never had a mass purging in the 13 years we’ve been operational. It’s not that difficult to hold together a decent moderation staff…

I know, I'm not sure the bros understand their moderation style ends up provoking people, who eventually troll them out of spite and result in harsher moderation practices. It's like they bring it on themselves.

 

[OakedCanuck]

See ya Friday? Did you finally meet Dom yet? (That guy pulls out early…like a catholic!)

FTFY

(No offense)

 

[mixed_master7]

hey look, literally every poster i recognize got banned

Welcome to the site of rejects and misfit toys.

 

[Bad_Trader]

Are you saying they banned more people than just me?

 

[gpawned]

Forgive me for being ignorant, but I'm still not seeing the whole picture. Were most of you banned, or did most of you decide to vacate after a few of your friends got reprimanded?

-Curious RBer

I posted this on the general help forum after noticing that everyone was gone and no one had responded to a thread for hours...

"Sorry for the delay in response. Usually posts like these get answered within mere minutes, but it seems that a huge number of the most knowledgable contributors to these forums have recently been banned.

In an attempt to be helpful myself, without having any actual first hand knowledge, I would recommend checking out this recent discussion:
http://beeradvocate.com/.../..."

Edit: Lost my posting privilegesBAnned. "inappropriate language, abusive, overly aggressive, threatening or any form of "trolling

 

[Hanzo1]

Um, did any of the lady posters from BA make it over here yet. I mean I like you guys and all, but this seems like a huge cock fest.

 

[housepants]

Um, did any of the lady posters from BA make it over here yet. I mean I like you guys and all, but this seems like a huge cock fest.

Wait, you aren't female?

 

[JulianB1]

I’m a moderator at a forum that is considerably larger than BA, and these are pretty much exactly the unwritten rules we live by. And not coincidentally, we’ve never had a mass purging in the 13 years we’ve been operational. It’s not that difficult to hold together a decent moderation staff…

As someone else eloquently put it on here:

"Outright deletion of threads is one of the worst possible ways to moderate a discussion forum and that's their primary method."

 

[ant880]

Um, did any of the lady posters from BA make it over here yet. I mean I like you guys and all, but this seems like a huge cock fest.

Mods: Please move this to the ITT: Sword Fighting thread

 

[Hanzo1]

Wait, you aren't female?

Not physically, no.

 

[Brez071]

Call me a conspiracy theorist but more and more this looks utterly planned. Much like the 07 cleaning and booting a lot of the older people, or shall I say, more passionate.
For them it looks like a clean slate, new beginning, whatever. In reality maybe it is better as a hobby site than anything else. Maybe that is the direction that they should have gone in a while ago.
Just my .05 cents, no pennies in Australia. Moderation got too heavy handed in the last few months

To be clear, I wanted like this twice - once for content, once for there not being pennies in Australia

 

[Treebs]

This is how a forum should be. I've had more fun here in 6 months than I have in 5 years on RB or 2.5 years on BA.